last straw

English

Etymology

Ellipsis of the straw that broke the camel's back.

Noun

last straw (uncountable)

(idiomatic, almost always preceded by the) A small addition to a burden which causes it to exceed the capacity.
That's the last straw; it's a petty demand but I’m already under too much work. I quit!

Synonyms

Translations

small additional burden

Catalan: la gota que fa vessar el got f
Czech: poslední kapka
Finnish: viimeinen pisara, viimeinen niitti
French: la goutte d’eau qui fait déborder le vase (fr) f
Georgian: უკანასკნელი წვეთი (uḳanasḳneli c̣veti)
German: der Tropfen, der das Fass zum Überlaufen bringt
Irish: buille na tubaiste m

Italian: l'ultima goccia, la goccia che fa traboccare il vaso
Polish: miarka się przebrała
Portuguese: a última gota
Russian: после́дняя ка́пля (ru) f (poslédnjaja káplja) (the last drop)
Spanish: la gota que colma el vaso f
Thai: ฟางเส้นสุดท้าย (th) (faang-sên-sùt-táai)
Welsh: ei diwedd hi

See also

deal breaker

Anagrams

stalwarts

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